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. >> bill: they say we're doing this in the legacy of ronald reagan. bull you know what. ronald reagan raised taxes five times. >> reagan would have no place in the current republican party given some of the things they did. grover norquist holds him up as an icon. grover is in a completely different place than he is on taxes. >> bill: why don't the media expose these people as the liars and hypocrites that they are? >> because they're fair and balanced. >> bill: so are we going over the fiscal cliff? >> i think we are. i think we are. for a couple of reasons. one, there's not a whole lot of time. it is six weeks from tomorrow to the start -- >> bill: they don't have any backbone. >> that's number two. number three 80 lame ducks who may not show up to vote. plus you've got this stale -- continuing stalemate on tax and spending policies and then on top of everything else, it is not really a fiscal cliff. it is a fiscal slope. it stays in place. they called it a cliff but the damage to the economy the real damage only happens if you expose it. >> bill: stan collender, check
. >> bill: they say we're doing this in the legacy of ronald reagan. bull you know what. ronald reagan raised taxes five times. >> reagan would have no place in the current republican party given some of the things they did. grover norquist holds him up as an icon. grover is in a completely different place than he is on taxes. >> bill: why don't the media expose these people as the liars and hypocrites that they are? >> because they're fair and balanced. >> bill:...
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in 1980 when jimmy carter was running for re-election and ronald reagan running against him. are you better off than you were four years ago. the answer then was clearly no. it was a good question to ask then. i'm not sure republicans ought to be asking it today because i think it is a different answer today. democrats finally, on this issue and love your take on that. 1-866-55-press. let's get into it. democrats got off to a little rocky start on sunday. bob schieffer welcomed governor martin o'malley whom i think is great by the way. clearly will be a candidate for president in 2016. great leader. but he wasn't thinking as fast as he usually does when bob schieffer asked him this question on sunday and he stumbled a little bit. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no. but that's not the question of this election. the question, without a doubt we are not as well off as we were before george bush brought us the bush job losses, the bush recession, the bush deficits, the series of desert wars. >> bill: he got around to it b
in 1980 when jimmy carter was running for re-election and ronald reagan running against him. are you better off than you were four years ago. the answer then was clearly no. it was a good question to ask then. i'm not sure republicans ought to be asking it today because i think it is a different answer today. democrats finally, on this issue and love your take on that. 1-866-55-press. let's get into it. democrats got off to a little rocky start on sunday. bob schieffer welcomed governor martin...
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but ronald reagan was not against raising taxes. ronald reagan still, today the biggest tax increase in the history of the state of california where i lived and worked for 30 years. i know the history there, the biggest increase in the state of california, still governor ronald reagan and when he was president of the united states, he raised taxes, signed off on new taxes seven out of eight years that he was in the white house. as president obama said yesterday, they glorify ronald reagan, hell they wouldn't vote for him today. >> did it multiple times. he could not get through a republican primary today. >> couldn't get through a republican primary today. finally, as the president pointed out, this budget is not just paul ryan's budget. this budget has been approved not just by all of the house republicans who have voted for it again two years in a row. it has been embraced whole-heartedly by mitt romney. >> where are my potential opponents? governor romney said he hoped a similar version of this plan last year would be introduced
but ronald reagan was not against raising taxes. ronald reagan still, today the biggest tax increase in the history of the state of california where i lived and worked for 30 years. i know the history there, the biggest increase in the state of california, still governor ronald reagan and when he was president of the united states, he raised taxes, signed off on new taxes seven out of eight years that he was in the white house. as president obama said yesterday, they glorify ronald reagan, hell...
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exactly what ronald reagan did! >> whoa, whoa, careful, bill! how dare you invoke the name the holy one! >> bill: that's exactly -- i think the president is right on. how about you. 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 24 minutes after the hour. congresswoman karen bass joining us in studio in the next segment. we're talking about president obama taking his show on the road to get the support of the american people for a tax cut -- you wouldn't think you would have to go out and put pressure on congress to give 98% of americans a tax cut. but it shows you how out of touch with the american people, the republican leadership in congress particularly are. peter, what have we got going on? >> online, we're not only tweeting at bp show. we're in the chat room. current.com/billpress. barbara in d.c. in the chat room says republicans used to put country fi
exactly what ronald reagan did! >> whoa, whoa, careful, bill! how dare you invoke the name the holy one! >> bill: that's exactly -- i think the president is right on. how about you. 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 24 minutes after the hour....
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it's about almost 24 years since ronald reagan left the white house. why don't we take some time to revisit the legacy of the begingi. per. >> it's about a 5 kneeled video fact-based and direct. it's hosted by m.c.solcon, who is a really fantastic, you know, rap battle master in the music industry passionate about politics, which is a key formula, combining the best of political messaging and entertainment and culture. it's a straight takedown and really not a takedown. it's a reevaluation, a real i think istic of what was reagan's real legacy? what came out of those years? not just scorearboroughscarborough's fantasy and magic drag options. >> mount rush more. >> a lot of debt an iran contra scandal. >> they were selling weapons to islamic terrorists in iran. in a post-9-11 world that sounds a little different. >> it was 7 out of 8 years, new taxes, not tax cuts. >> that's right. >> new taxes? >> new taxes. >> to me astounding how far removed from reality is the republican rhetoric about ronald reagan and what his presidency was about and the last two
it's about almost 24 years since ronald reagan left the white house. why don't we take some time to revisit the legacy of the begingi. per. >> it's about a 5 kneeled video fact-based and direct. it's hosted by m.c.solcon, who is a really fantastic, you know, rap battle master in the music industry passionate about politics, which is a key formula, combining the best of political messaging and entertainment and culture. it's a straight takedown and really not a takedown. it's a...
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bush, ronald reagan was in the white house ronald reagan of take naps during the middle of the day fame, he was president of the united states while john sununu was governor and he probably never would have said of ronald reagan that he is lazy. >> that's a really really good point you make. because you could legitimately say he did not prepare for the debate. >> certainly on style points. but when you take a look at barack obama substancively, the man -- this is a part of a right-wing theme that has been going on out there, mean, i hate that word but this is part of a right-wing theme that said that barack obama is not prepared to be president of the united states, he is the dumbest president of the united states i heard a woman say on the radio, and i think we know who the dumbest president of the united states was -- >> you don't have to go that far far back. >> i think to call him a dumb man is not credible. this is not the first time that john sununu did this. we have some sound from earlier in the year. >> let me tell you what the big problem with this president is in my opinion,
bush, ronald reagan was in the white house ronald reagan of take naps during the middle of the day fame, he was president of the united states while john sununu was governor and he probably never would have said of ronald reagan that he is lazy. >> that's a really really good point you make. because you could legitimately say he did not prepare for the debate. >> certainly on style points. but when you take a look at barack obama substancively, the man -- this is a part of a...
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ronald reagan said he was against term limits when he left office, because he felt in america people should be allowed to pick the leaders they want. >> caller: i believe they should have the term limits because really -- and i'm speaking to you in my point i cannot speak for hispanics, but the majority of black people are looking at this, and never since the gop is going through -- would we help them. >> john: it's true. and this is what a lot of moderate republicans keep screaming about, that they are marginalizing themselves by doing this. and making their party smaller ever year. thank you for your call. >> caller: thank you. >> john: let's play a clip. >> i find someone even as high-ranking, frankly as former president bill clinton to go and be the negotiator. we need a person of enormous prestige and influence so have these parties sit down together. we're crumbling all over the middle east. >> john: that was john mccain talking about how much work is needed to regain credibility. >> boy. that will hurt your head if you think about that too long. >> john: somebody should tell h
ronald reagan said he was against term limits when he left office, because he felt in america people should be allowed to pick the leaders they want. >> caller: i believe they should have the term limits because really -- and i'm speaking to you in my point i cannot speak for hispanics, but the majority of black people are looking at this, and never since the gop is going through -- would we help them. >> john: it's true. and this is what a lot of moderate republicans keep screaming...
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they love to quote ronald reagan but when he says something sensible, they disassociate. he is absolutely correct. one of the things the boehner proposal does is reduces social security benefits so if you are making a billion dollars, you get your tax cut but if you are an 85-year-old social security recipient, you get a social security cut. how is that fair? >> if only they would listen to ronald reagan and raise taxes when necessary and get their grum -- grimey hands off social security, we would all be better off. congressman steve israel, you are doing a great job. thanks for coming in. all right? back at the dccc. good for you? >> thank you. >> on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." [ music ] [ music ] >> the bill bres show on current tv. >> before the top of the hour here on the full court press, in the next hour meredith shiner from roll call will be here as a friend of bill will be called by the nation's sports editor and our own sports bureau dave zirin to talk a little bit more about bob costas carl frisch here from bull fight strategies
they love to quote ronald reagan but when he says something sensible, they disassociate. he is absolutely correct. one of the things the boehner proposal does is reduces social security benefits so if you are making a billion dollars, you get your tax cut but if you are an 85-year-old social security recipient, you get a social security cut. how is that fair? >> if only they would listen to ronald reagan and raise taxes when necessary and get their grum -- grimey hands off social...
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sam donaldson wasn't interrupting ronald reagan. >> that's the difference. anyway, more of the bill press show on the other side of this break. a lot to talk about, including eric holder. will he be held in contempt today? >> this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> good morning, everybody. david shuster here sitting in for bill press on the bill press show on current. this is wednesday, june the 20th. what a great hour we have coming ahead. this is the day when eric holder will face a contempt vote in the u.s. house of representatives. this relates to documents that the justice department is not turning over to republican darryl isa, documents about internal justice department deliberations over that fast and furious gun-running program. we will talk about the politics and whether this is actually good for republicans or not. and perhaps it might actually be good for democrats, and i will explain. also, this is the hour when we are going to talk about something incredibly bizarre that happened on the capitol beltway. people sawthought they we
sam donaldson wasn't interrupting ronald reagan. >> that's the difference. anyway, more of the bill press show on the other side of this break. a lot to talk about, including eric holder. will he be held in contempt today? >> this is the bill press show. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> good morning, everybody. david shuster here sitting in for bill press on the bill press show on current. this is wednesday, june the 20th. what a great hour we have coming ahead. this is the day when...
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i covered ronald reagan for six years. with sam donaldson, we used to scream our lungs out asking questions, but we always waited until the president had any -- any had finished speaking. the idea that you would interrupt the president in the middle of prepared remarks and shout a question, i don't think the guy should be allowed back in the white house, you know, on a press pass. >> i couldn't agree more. i have already told the leadership of the white house correspondence association of which i am a member, that i think we as a group should con condemn him and i think we should support and ask the white house to pull his pass and never allow him back at any other event in the white house. kathleen's calling from kimbridge, virginia. kathleen, what's your take on this. >> good morning, bill. keep up the good work. i love your program. >> you are very kind. >> thank you. i am incensed. i am so angry with this guy, monroe. manners begin at home. as small children, we should be taught basics, just basic did. it guy is a sank
i covered ronald reagan for six years. with sam donaldson, we used to scream our lungs out asking questions, but we always waited until the president had any -- any had finished speaking. the idea that you would interrupt the president in the middle of prepared remarks and shout a question, i don't think the guy should be allowed back in the white house, you know, on a press pass. >> i couldn't agree more. i have already told the leadership of the white house correspondence association of...
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ronald reagan. now, here is the clip that think progress discovered from 1985, president reagan at the whitehouse: >> just a moment ago, a few moments ago, i told some people inside the building here of a letter that i just received day before yesterday. it's a letter from a man out here in the country, an executive who is earning in six figures, well above $100,000 a year. he wrote me in support of the tax plan because he said illegally able to take advantage of the prevent tax code. nothing dishonest. doing what the law prescribes and wind up paying a smaller salary than my secretary gets -- i mean paying a small -- sorry. paying a smaller tax than my secretary pays. and he wrote me the letter to tell me he would like to come to washington and testify before congress as to how that's possible for him to do and why it is wrong. >> charlie, it sounds to me like he was the first patriotic millionaire? >> he is a wild-eyed radical who president obama put it, could not have a chance at the republican p
ronald reagan. now, here is the clip that think progress discovered from 1985, president reagan at the whitehouse: >> just a moment ago, a few moments ago, i told some people inside the building here of a letter that i just received day before yesterday. it's a letter from a man out here in the country, an executive who is earning in six figures, well above $100,000 a year. he wrote me in support of the tax plan because he said illegally able to take advantage of the prevent tax code....
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i remember ronald reagan reading about ronald reagan fired his entire team or put in a new campaign manager at one time. sometimes candidates feel they have to do this. >> i would not expect any changes out of boston. >> bill: would not? >> would not. mitt romney values loyalty. that's one thing you can see in his operation is he's the kind of guy that values the company man, the person who stuck around. people that have been with him since '08 since the beginning of the primary. a lot of these people who are really close to him in boston are those company men. those guys who have been with him. don't expect to see any changes coming out of boston between now and november in terms of personnel. >> bill: ginger gibson from politico. politico.com. now this story was written by mike alan for politico before the video was released. over the weekend. this video comes as -- would come, as i would imagine as another body blow to the romney campaign ginger. >> yesterday was not a good day for the romney campaign. in the morning they were answering concerns that there is fighting within their campai
i remember ronald reagan reading about ronald reagan fired his entire team or put in a new campaign manager at one time. sometimes candidates feel they have to do this. >> i would not expect any changes out of boston. >> bill: would not? >> would not. mitt romney values loyalty. that's one thing you can see in his operation is he's the kind of guy that values the company man, the person who stuck around. people that have been with him since '08 since the beginning of the...
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. >> ronald reagan president reagan used to have a great line ballpark it was -- he had a diaper routine that had to do with baseball diamonds, you know first base and then third base. >> yeah. >> it was great. i should look that up. i remember hearing him tell that story once, that joke once. >> it was not a cloth diaper. >> those are too easy, the snap-on diapers. >> yeah. all right. hey, we havegot so much. by the way, they are finally admitting it. it took them four years. they are finally, admitting it, that sarah palin was a colossal dumb-assmist. i love it. it took dick cheney who is nothing right now. he is sake whatever the hell he wants darth vader. >> talking with jonathan carl, and he said, let's just stop kidding ourselves. >> she is an attractive candidate, but based on on her background she had only been a governor for two years. i don't think she passed that test of being ready to take over. and i think that was a mistake. >> i think that was a mistake, he said. yeah. it was, and it took years to tell them. it might have turned out differently without her. >> dave zirin w
. >> ronald reagan president reagan used to have a great line ballpark it was -- he had a diaper routine that had to do with baseball diamonds, you know first base and then third base. >> yeah. >> it was great. i should look that up. i remember hearing him tell that story once, that joke once. >> it was not a cloth diaper. >> those are too easy, the snap-on diapers. >> yeah. all right. hey, we havegot so much. by the way, they are finally admitting it. it...
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i don't care if it's fdr and i've been to that one or ronald reagan. i've been to that one or richard nixon, i've been to that one. i think everything ought to be housed in the library of congress for the american people. and we don't need brick and mortar edifices to every president, good and bad but that's my little rant. it has been 24 hours so have you tweeted the pope yet? >> no. >> bill: what? come on. you got him out there. >> i would like to get him to do one of the friday follows of me. that's my long-term goal. [ laughter ] >> he's going to have a few more followers than i am. >> we did tweet to the pope. we asked the pope if he thinks that speaker boehner is possessed by a demon. we have not got an response yet. the pope has 367,884 followers. zero tweets. he hasn't tweeted anything yet. >> bill: how can you have that many followers without a tweet? >> everyone knows he's tweeting so they're following him. >> bill: we had the classic yesterday, michael the classic tweet. one of our listeners or viewers wanted us to tweet to the pope, peter -
i don't care if it's fdr and i've been to that one or ronald reagan. i've been to that one or richard nixon, i've been to that one. i think everything ought to be housed in the library of congress for the american people. and we don't need brick and mortar edifices to every president, good and bad but that's my little rant. it has been 24 hours so have you tweeted the pope yet? >> no. >> bill: what? come on. you got him out there. >> i would like to get him to do one of the...
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. >> it has been done a couple of times, jack kennedy increased growth, ronald reagan -- >> oh now you are jack kennedy? [ laughter ] >> bill: joe didn't have to say you are no jack kennedy, congressman. he didn't have to, because everybody knew what he was referring to. and have to give kudoses to martha raddatz. overall she was aggressive. she didn't lose control. she raised the right topics. asked good questions. followed through with good questions. great job, martha. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) during the debates, it's hard to know what candidates are thinking. unless, of course you've stood at the podium yourself. with governors granholm, spitzer, and vice president gore, watch the only truly experienced presidential debate coverage. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: here we go. thirtity-three minutes after the hour. it is friday october 12th. this is the day i have been telling you about. right after the show hopping on us air to go down to ashville north carolina. we'll have a big political rally tonight at avenue m restaurant f
. >> it has been done a couple of times, jack kennedy increased growth, ronald reagan -- >> oh now you are jack kennedy? [ laughter ] >> bill: joe didn't have to say you are no jack kennedy, congressman. he didn't have to, because everybody knew what he was referring to. and have to give kudoses to martha raddatz. overall she was aggressive. she didn't lose control. she raised the right topics. asked good questions. followed through with good questions. great job, martha....
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reagan used to knock back a couple of drinks in the evening after they fought during the day. but with this gang, you're never sure they're sincere right when they pretend to have a good time. hanging out with the president shaking his hand, getting their pictures taken. >> it is a real opportunity for members to actually have family come with them on the white house lawn. other than the christmas party you really don't get there. this is a great opportunity for your family and so -- but i would say it is not like the old days. my dad was in congress for 37 years and it definitely has changed during my 14 years. but tonight is a good example. as you know, there's the annual baseball game. democrats against republicans. but right before that game, you know what we're going to be doing? >> bill: you're going to be voting to hold eric holder in contempt of congress. >> then go out and play baseball. >> that should be fun. awkward! >> bill: awkward! exactly. lots to cover here with congressman charlie gonzalez. i keep saying that -- sorry about that. and we'll get to those but fir
reagan used to knock back a couple of drinks in the evening after they fought during the day. but with this gang, you're never sure they're sincere right when they pretend to have a good time. hanging out with the president shaking his hand, getting their pictures taken. >> it is a real opportunity for members to actually have family come with them on the white house lawn. other than the christmas party you really don't get there. this is a great opportunity for your family and so -- but...
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reagan, gerry ford, the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit that have provided. so there's just so much contradiction in what mitt romney said. we'll take a quick break and bring knew the conversation here with victoria jones about the romney comments on his now infamous video. a video that he says has been debunked and ann romney says was taken out of context. what possible context is the right context to say that half of americans are freeloaders? maybe she should stick to dressage, you think? >> indeed. she didn't do very well there. we won. >> bill: no. remember, you're an american citizen now. >> they won. >> bill: the brits won. victoria jones. call us at 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. trickle down does not work. in romney's world, cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. that is a whole bunch of bunk. the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist
reagan, gerry ford, the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit that have provided. so there's just so much contradiction in what mitt romney said. we'll take a quick break and bring knew the conversation here with victoria jones about the romney comments on his now infamous video. a video that he says has been debunked and ann romney says was taken out of context. what possible context is the right context to say that half of americans are freeloaders? maybe she should stick to...
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reagan, sleepy, sleepy ♪ ♪ so, when i turn the washington mall into a private putting green, you'll vote republican ♪ ♪ and when i turn the social security over to a bunch of drunken day traders you'll vote republican ♪ ♪ when i drag the nation through eight years of carnage and incompetence and leave the place a bigger mess than lindsay lohan's trailer ♪ ♪ then blame the democrats for cleaning up too slow ♪ ♪ you will awake confused, refreshed, somewhat paranoid and you'll remember nothing ♪ ♪ and vote republican ♪ ♪ you're getting sleepy ♪ ♪ republican ♪ ♪ and somewhat sheepy ♪ ♪ republican ♪ ♪ lula buysend -- ♪ lula buy ♪ >> that's the message. you got it down. that's exactly the message. you could put quotes around every line. people are saying it must be easy to do satire now because -- >> bill: because there's so much material. >> but with the g.o.p.s saying the things they're saying because it is harder. there's competition. it must be satire. they're taking an absurd point of view and extrapolating on that to the nth degree. >> bil
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so did ronald reagan. >>> mitt romney is having a little trouble with his own political ads. the campaign released a video yesterday of president obama singing al green lyrics "i'm so in love with you" but it was taken off youtube for copyright infringement. it shows hillary clinton scolding president obama back in the 2008 campaign but clinton saying the ads are a waste of time. everyone knows she ran against the president and she's been honored to serve as his secretary of state. live in chat, current.com/billpress. i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... hey joe? yeah? is this a bad time? no, i can talk. great -- it's the 9th inning and your hair still looks amazing. well, it starts with a healthy scalp. that's why
so did ronald reagan. >>> mitt romney is having a little trouble with his own political ads. the campaign released a video yesterday of president obama singing al green lyrics "i'm so in love with you" but it was taken off youtube for copyright infringement. it shows hillary clinton scolding president obama back in the 2008 campaign but clinton saying the ads are a waste of time. everyone knows she ran against the president and she's been honored to serve as his secretary of...
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ronald reagan pointed that out. ed from new jersey look on boehner's home page, the actual heading reads, quote response to president obama's unserious fiscal cliff proposal. is unserious a word? in john boehner's universe, i guess. >> as much of a word as flabbergasted is. >> bill: robert calls him the weeper of the house. kitty jon says says i started my campaign against boehner last week saying what you are discussing this morning. i don't plan to let up on it although i believe it falls on deaf ears. peter, how do people john campaign? >> peter: on twitter@speaker boehner. speaker.gov/contact, 202-225-0600, how to get in touch with speaker boehner >> bill: the message is simply at that time cut for 98% of the americans, lead or get out of the way. >> "the bill press show." >> yesterday we saw both sides accusing each other of not getting anything done. speaker john boehner said on fox news sunday, right now we are nor, period. here is let's take a look at treasury secretary timothy geithner on abc's "this week".
ronald reagan pointed that out. ed from new jersey look on boehner's home page, the actual heading reads, quote response to president obama's unserious fiscal cliff proposal. is unserious a word? in john boehner's universe, i guess. >> as much of a word as flabbergasted is. >> bill: robert calls him the weeper of the house. kitty jon says says i started my campaign against boehner last week saying what you are discussing this morning. i don't plan to let up on it although i believe...
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reagan puts how many marines at risk and pulls them out like the coward he is. >> bill: we forgot about that. we shouldn't forget about that in lebanon. >> caller: as far as newt complaining about anybody would make this decision, somebody would have to be able to have the report called in first. he didn't want to pay for it. if nobody's going to call it in, how are you going to make the decision? >> bill: good point. good point. everything they say there is no logic to it, of course, randy. appreciate the call. again i think it is just their -- either frustration with or their hate for barack obama that make them unable to give him credit for anything. john out in lakewood, new york. hey, john. >> caller: good morning, bill. >> bill: yes sir. >> caller: i was watching the program last night on another network about the situation room last night. one thing was with very, very surprising to me. that the president of the united states asked the vice president when he was trying to make the decision go or no go and believe it or not, through his restation between the vice president and the
reagan puts how many marines at risk and pulls them out like the coward he is. >> bill: we forgot about that. we shouldn't forget about that in lebanon. >> caller: as far as newt complaining about anybody would make this decision, somebody would have to be able to have the report called in first. he didn't want to pay for it. if nobody's going to call it in, how are you going to make the decision? >> bill: good point. good point. everything they say there is no logic to it, of...
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that's the same rate that was signed into law by ronald reagan in 1986. we it had it through the '90s. that would basically ensure people like mitt romney are not able to pay extraordinarily low rates on their income. >> bill: we have to remember that this is classically called unearned income. money that they really don't work for. that's another failure of the tax code to me is that people that really bust their butts and work up a sweat and have to take a shower when they get home from work, they pay a higher rate on that income, a much higher rate on income than people who just sit home and clip their coupons. >> that's absolutely right. there are a whole bunch of other loopholes that mitt romney is taking advantage of including stashing money in his i.r.a. and all sorts of things we would crack down on and address those issues of fairness. that really is a problem when you're filling out your taxes. you're thinking how come i'm doing this. i'm sure there's rich guy out there getting away with something. the fact is, there are. >> bill: it is the big
that's the same rate that was signed into law by ronald reagan in 1986. we it had it through the '90s. that would basically ensure people like mitt romney are not able to pay extraordinarily low rates on their income. >> bill: we have to remember that this is classically called unearned income. money that they really don't work for. that's another failure of the tax code to me is that people that really bust their butts and work up a sweat and have to take a shower when they get home from...
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by some very serious people, richard burt ronald reagan's former strategic negotiator. chuck hagel is also on that panel. former republican senator from nebraska. they're saying look, we now have almost 5,000 nuclear weapons for what? what would we use five for? let's have a realistic arsenal that can serve our deterrent needs but at a reasonable cost. by cutting it down to 900 weapons, half of which would be deployed. deploy about 450 keep the rest in reserve, you could save right away about $100 billion over the next ten years. it is effective, it is safe. it makes sense. i hope the president listens to him. we expect the president to be making a decision on cutting the nuclear force sometime in the next few weeks. my guess is sometime in june he's going to announce his decision based on a study that's been on-going for the last year. we'll see if he listens to this panel. >> bill: is there any deadline for him? >> he wants to start a new round of negotiations with the russians. you want them to reduce theirs. there's cost involved. it costs us about $54 billion a yea
by some very serious people, richard burt ronald reagan's former strategic negotiator. chuck hagel is also on that panel. former republican senator from nebraska. they're saying look, we now have almost 5,000 nuclear weapons for what? what would we use five for? let's have a realistic arsenal that can serve our deterrent needs but at a reasonable cost. by cutting it down to 900 weapons, half of which would be deployed. deploy about 450 keep the rest in reserve, you could save right away about...
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their idol and hero ronald reagan. >> bill: here's what i was wondering. obviously they did no dress rehearsal with clint eastwood. they had no idea what he was going to do. >> caller: would they have better luck if they had just rolled out the chimpanzee instead? >> bill: yeah, probably. >> caller: isn't that what all of these actors have in common? they hate us all unless you've acted with the chimpanzee. >> bill: i was wondering while clint was out there, what was going on backstage? because you could see that stage -- and there was no way that -- there was nobody from the sidelines that you could get his eye get his attention or something and say hey come on, because he's way out there on that podium. and they just -- there was -- they would have had to physically walk out and tap him on the shoulder and say it's time to go, right? and they couldn't do that. i gotta tell ya. i'll bet there was some serious talking to after that thing was over last night. mitt romney said what! you did what! too late by that time. all right. hey, more calls about last n
their idol and hero ronald reagan. >> bill: here's what i was wondering. obviously they did no dress rehearsal with clint eastwood. they had no idea what he was going to do. >> caller: would they have better luck if they had just rolled out the chimpanzee instead? >> bill: yeah, probably. >> caller: isn't that what all of these actors have in common? they hate us all unless you've acted with the chimpanzee. >> bill: i was wondering while clint was out there, what...
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it started with ronald reagan. i was in california, i was an actor at the time in the screen actor's guild and it gave me the chills that he was governor at the time and was going to run for president. because he was a nice guy very amiable but very malleable too. >> bill: yeah. you know, what's interesting, it started with reagan but he was more talk than action when it came to cutting government because government actually -- i mean he is a member -- remember the phrase, government is not the solution. government is the problem. but if you look at reagan's budget. if you look at his programs. if you look at a lot of his policies reagan could not get elected today. in this republican party. he could not win a primary today in this republican party because he was by comparison to the tea partiers today ronald reagan was a moderate. that's pretty sad. 1-866-55-press. welcome your calls. we're going to jump down to tampa next and talk to current tv's david shuster on the scene with whatever the hell is happening down
it started with ronald reagan. i was in california, i was an actor at the time in the screen actor's guild and it gave me the chills that he was governor at the time and was going to run for president. because he was a nice guy very amiable but very malleable too. >> bill: yeah. you know, what's interesting, it started with reagan but he was more talk than action when it came to cutting government because government actually -- i mean he is a member -- remember the phrase, government is...
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ralph burns wants us to know i remember when ronald reagan was governor of california. his mantra was that people should pay taxes until it hurts. and then an enterprising undergraduate student from u.c. berkeley did some research and discovered that he paid no taxes at all! one year. yes and don't you think that's exactly the case with mitt romney? of course, we'll never know until he releases his tax returns. and he still hasn't released them all of course. the "full court press." stay with us. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning everybody! and welcome to the "full court press" this tuesday september 25. good to see you today. on current tv. and welcome to our morning town hall where we tackle the big issues of the day and talk about them. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. and here's one thing i ask you to do please if you haven't yet seen it. watch the rerun and the replay of that final touchdown pass in last night's game between the seahawks and the packers. the scab refs clearly made the wrong call. the seahawks
ralph burns wants us to know i remember when ronald reagan was governor of california. his mantra was that people should pay taxes until it hurts. and then an enterprising undergraduate student from u.c. berkeley did some research and discovered that he paid no taxes at all! one year. yes and don't you think that's exactly the case with mitt romney? of course, we'll never know until he releases his tax returns. and he still hasn't released them all of course. the "full court press."...
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reagan was elected president. about twice what it is today. people say how will we live with that rate? we lived with that rate before the 19 sentence and about that, some of the greatest prospairerity this country has known. i would make that tax change. i would create a new wpa, a government jobs program. you know, the stimulus program, we are hearing that from the obama administration, they were supposed to create $3.6 million in two years. harry hopkins, when he ran the forerunner to the wpa in 1933 created four million jobs in four months. four million jobs in those days was a much bigger part of the united states economy. >> absolutely. >> i think, you know, there are many reasons why it's different today. but one reason is those direct federal jobs. it's just the federal government hiring people. there is plenty to do. the we need to universal pre-k education. >> that's not so controversial. obama has campaigned on that. everybody i know sends their 3-year-old to pre-school but only about a quarter of all f
reagan was elected president. about twice what it is today. people say how will we live with that rate? we lived with that rate before the 19 sentence and about that, some of the greatest prospairerity this country has known. i would make that tax change. i would create a new wpa, a government jobs program. you know, the stimulus program, we are hearing that from the obama administration, they were supposed to create $3.6 million in two years. harry hopkins, when he ran the forerunner to the...
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particularly when you have the federal government and the president, every president since ronald reagan has signed on to the war on drugs to my dismay. even barack obama is a former user. >> not just one product. >> bill: he of anybody would understand. >> how do we start? first of all we've already started. the trend is shifting. it has been shifting for quite some time now. so with colorado and washington states with marijuana we've already started. absolutely. but let's go back to 1933 when we ended alcohol prohibition. i don't think you had a whole lot of people sitting around saying how do we start? how do we end alcohol prohibition. you know what they did? they ended it. you know what? and then they managed it from there. what happened when they did it, immediately, al capone went out of business. he was no longer, you know, traveling where -- his cronies traveling the streets of chicago shooting up the place and you know, it was moms, mothers that really band together and said let's save our children. let's free our children from this bootleg industry. and become a part of it. an
particularly when you have the federal government and the president, every president since ronald reagan has signed on to the war on drugs to my dismay. even barack obama is a former user. >> not just one product. >> bill: he of anybody would understand. >> how do we start? first of all we've already started. the trend is shifting. it has been shifting for quite some time now. so with colorado and washington states with marijuana we've already started. absolutely. but let's go...
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bush senior was for women's reproductive freedoms until the very day ronald reagan asked him to be his running mate and then flipped over. our pro-lifers who vote republican complete suckers or am i making too much of this? >> you know, it is interesting this evangelical wing that's taken over. i really think it is a reaction to obama care and a reaction to obama. suddenly these people are coming out of the woodwork and they're angry and upset because obama care is such a long, complicated document. they think that their healthcare costs are going to go up and they think they're forced to do this and that and it is freaking them out about social issues that otherwise wouldn't necessarily have been at the forefront of the national conversation. but if you think about it, obviously what you're saying is if you want smaller government, if you want the government out of your life, why would you support the government writing laws that legislate your reproductive system? it doesn't make sense for a conservative. i don't understand it at all. >> john: it makes sense if you believe -- if your
bush senior was for women's reproductive freedoms until the very day ronald reagan asked him to be his running mate and then flipped over. our pro-lifers who vote republican complete suckers or am i making too much of this? >> you know, it is interesting this evangelical wing that's taken over. i really think it is a reaction to obama care and a reaction to obama. suddenly these people are coming out of the woodwork and they're angry and upset because obama care is such a long,...
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reagan. >> that's quite a list. >> bill: i would like to have a meal with abraham lincoln. i was talking about there's no doubt about -- between mitt romney and barack obama which one you would rather have a beer with because with obama, you could really have a beer. [ laughter ] >> barack obama's probably the candidate that most wants to have a burger with you. the guy loves burgers. >> bill: he does. >> and beer. >> start your engines. we told you about this a couple of months ago. the texas highway with the 85-mile-per-hour speed limit opened yesterday. it is final 41 mile stretch of highway 130 between austin and san antonio meant to help alleviate traffic on interstate 35. fastest speed limit in the nation and day one seemed to go well. no speeding tickets or accidents yet. >> bill: imagine if you were on the road and going about 15 miles per hour. you would get run over. >> i grew up in montana. for a long time, montana didn't have a speed limit. it was a little while. >> that's why you got here on time this morning. >> i drive very fast. you don't drive slow in monta
reagan. >> that's quite a list. >> bill: i would like to have a meal with abraham lincoln. i was talking about there's no doubt about -- between mitt romney and barack obama which one you would rather have a beer with because with obama, you could really have a beer. [ laughter ] >> barack obama's probably the candidate that most wants to have a burger with you. the guy loves burgers. >> bill: he does. >> and beer. >> start your engines. we told you about...
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. >> look at ronald reagan in his re-election campaign. >> bill: that is interesting. maybe they feel why do i have to go through this, right. so they let the first one slide and then they realize hey, this is -- this is serious stuff. there are a lot of moments in the debate, susan, a lot of phrases that will linger, perhaps. i thought the president came up with one and he had a lot of fun with it yesterday on the road out in ohio. actually, this is in his first stop in iowa. where he talked about mitt romney's tax plan and the numbers not adding up. here is a quick clip from yesterday. >> obama: everybody here has heard of the new deal. you've heard of the fair deal. you've heard of the square deal. mitt romney's trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> bill: sketchy deal. had a ring to it, right? >> yeah. i think that the obama campaign thinks this tax issue is a good one for them, talking about asking the wealthiest americans to pay -- to not get a tax cut letting the bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy. that's an issue that resonates with people as you look for ways
. >> look at ronald reagan in his re-election campaign. >> bill: that is interesting. maybe they feel why do i have to go through this, right. so they let the first one slide and then they realize hey, this is -- this is serious stuff. there are a lot of moments in the debate, susan, a lot of phrases that will linger, perhaps. i thought the president came up with one and he had a lot of fun with it yesterday on the road out in ohio. actually, this is in his first stop in iowa. where...
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i do think misspelling reagan, if every single person does not know how to spell ronald reagan, that's really bad. >> they should know how to spell it backwards while drunk. that's something you should know. reagan, you should know. >> bill: somebody should be checking their web site before they hit send. >> in this era i'm hesitant to make fun of spelling because i myself am a terrible speller. >> bill: how do you spell reagan? >> that i know. r-e-a. i lived through it. that's part of the reason why i want to get active is to not go through a presidency like that. also, i'm thinking about reagan today because reagan is the reason why we lost wisconsin, right? it was reagan who really put in the policies to -- i don't want to say undo -- to hurt unions in a significant way. >> bill: starting are the air-traffic controllers, of course. the legacy -- scott walker continuing the legacy. he probably -- scott walker can spell it too. let's say hello to henry up in new york city. what do you say? >> caller: hi. i thought about wisconsin. >> bill: yes. >> caller: if you looked at the cnn exit
i do think misspelling reagan, if every single person does not know how to spell ronald reagan, that's really bad. >> they should know how to spell it backwards while drunk. that's something you should know. reagan, you should know. >> bill: somebody should be checking their web site before they hit send. >> in this era i'm hesitant to make fun of spelling because i myself am a terrible speller. >> bill: how do you spell reagan? >> that i know. r-e-a. i lived...
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reagan, the people who are viewed as successful presidents, these are people who communicate because a lot of the president's job is a, talking to the public. and b talking to world leaders and cajoling members of congress and if you're just really bad at that, you're not that likely to be a great president. >> when you think of -- especially the ones in the media age, the ones that you mentioned, the ones that are in the media age you that mentioned all had that ability to comfort the american people during either national tragedies or during times of war. i mean you've got reagan with the space shuttle over florida. you've got roosevelt with the war, the second world war. and clinton you know, the oklahoma city -- i don't think romney has that depth of empathy to do that. >> bill: it is an important piece. i'm glad we're able to talk to you about it. one more reason for voting against mitt romney. [ laughter ] >> bill: on climate change and language intelligence, joe you're doing good work. thank you. >> i definitely want to come in some day that i'm not on duty. >> are you watchin
reagan, the people who are viewed as successful presidents, these are people who communicate because a lot of the president's job is a, talking to the public. and b talking to world leaders and cajoling members of congress and if you're just really bad at that, you're not that likely to be a great president. >> when you think of -- especially the ones in the media age, the ones that you mentioned, the ones that are in the media age you that mentioned all had that ability to comfort the...